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u - WAsos and Sir R. PEEL both rose together, but Sir Feel being called for, Mr. Wason gave way, and S ir R. PEEL said it was with great reluctance that he took part in the discussion, because he was afraid it would be made tParty question of..—( Loud cries of No, no.) Whoever used e first personally offensive expression, ought to be the first 10 withdraw it. If expressions were used that did not trench upon the fair license of discussion, and were not personally ,!'ffensive, h e did not t hi n k i t was w i se t o requ i re an y apo l ogy , !cause if he, for instance, in the course of a debate, used 7ariu expressions, but which were really not personally offen -Bril,e, no one had a right to submit him to the humiliation of : f i l leting them. If he used expressions that were personally offensive, he trusted the feelings of a gentleman would induce Mvoluntarily to tender an apology. Now had not the embers of the Committee stated that the words used b l l / his Hon. and Gallant Friend, were not offensive, e did not wish the Hon. and Learned Gentleman to make a ny retraction which he felt inconsistent with his honour; but should he not say, " I made use of expressions which I I , ll eught were offensive, under the immediate impression that I ad been insulted, and if I am wrong in that, I withdraw it ?" 1 1Ir. WA SON h a d state d i n express t erm s th a t already. the Hon. and Gallant Officer had asked him why he had not ken the same offence from the Hon. Member for York. He 3gged to say that he had never heard the Hon. Member for .ork make the same statement. He had stated that already ".hich the Right Hon. Baronet thought a person in his situa tion should state.--( Cries of " Colonel Trench" and " Chair, the SPEAKER said that he should be the last person in World to suggest to any Hon. Member that which in his Ziscience h e th oug ht w as in co nsistent with his honour or Wi th his duty to the House.—( Cheers.) He had now heard ee facts of the case for the first time, and the impressio that had been left on his mind from what he had heard was,that W ords were used by the Hon. and Gallant Member for Scar roh which led the Honourable and Learned Member ? I ' Ipswich to think offence had been intended to him. 4 , r °°'. the manner, or from some other circumstance, in which 'Lie words were used. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman had Stated, that if the Hon. and Learned Member bad asked for 4 ° explanation in the Committee, he would have received that !„, I Planation. He therefore thought the Hon. and Learned G entleman could have no difficulty in stating that which in su bstance he has already admitted. Mr. W ASO N would not be worthy of a seat in that House he was capable of getting up and stating that which he did not feel. If t h e H on . and Gallant Baronet would say in his Placa that he meant no offence, he (Mr. W.) wou'd at once most unfeignedly, that he was sorry for having used the Words which he had been led to do.—(Cheers, and cries for ( 131.nel Trews.) After a pause, Col. TRENCH rose and said, I abide by the decision of the Chair. Mr, E WART thought the hypothetical case put by the Pon. Member for Ipswich was fair, and that it should at once °e adopted by the Gallant Member for Scarborough. Sir A. L. HAY could not be supposed to have any un friendly feeling for the Hon. Member for Ipswich, and from the long experience he had had of matters of this sort, he was sure no one could suppose for a moment that he would give any advice which would tend to compromise the honour of any i ndividual.—( Cheers.) The Hon. Member (Mr. Wason) Was not called upon to make the first apology, but to state that himth explanation which was satisfactory to the House was so to • The Gallant Officer had stated that he had no intention of offending in the first instance.—(Cries of " Let him state 80 now.") Mr. DUNCOVIBE—Nothinc , could be more absurd than to make thi s a party question. 'His first impression was, that t he Hon. Member for Ipswich was in the wrong, but after neari ng the cas the firststa he tought that his Gallant Friend was 'bound to maketement, as, according to his own ex- Planation, he bad given the first insult. He had already stated that his intention was not to offend ; but why would he not now Ilse in his place, and make the same declaration, and then the °ther Hon. Member would immediately withdraw the offensive Words ? Mr. C. FERGUSON thought the person who gave the fitst insult was bound to make the first explanation. • Sir RONALD FERGUSON would submit to the Speaker that that House was intended for the discussion of im portant public business.—( Loud cries of " Hear.") If neither ')f the Hon. Members were willing to respond to the call cf House, he could not help thinking that it was a great waste of The public time • he should therefore move that both the Hon. Memb ers b e taken into custody.—( Hear.) Sir H. HARDINGE would, if he were in the position of the Hon. Member for Ipswich, have no hesitation in making the required concession. In every case where such differences 11 t41 at isen the House was bound to require the first concession from him who had given the first personal offence.—( Hear, tear, from both sides of the House.) An HON. MEMEER—The question is, who has given the first offence ?—( Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Hon. and Gallant Member had consented to abide by the decision of the Speaker. He had therefore done everything that was required by the House, and he therefore would suggest that the Hon. Member for Ipswich be called upon by the Chair. Mr. AGLIO N BY objected to the course recommended by the Noble Lord. He agreed with the observation of the Hon. and Gallant Baronet (Sir H. Hardinge) that the Gentleman giving the first offence should make the first concession ; and . I , l e also a g r eed with the sentiments expressed some time ago '1 the Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth. But it seemed to him that the Hon. Member for Ipswich had by an ticipation taken the course prescribed, although he must say that-it did not appear to him that the Hon. and Gallant Mem tor had given the explanation which the House should require. 'eery Member of the Committee had stated his impressions 1 : 1 3 the House ; but the Hon. and Gallant Member had not bad hi s i n t en ti o n o f offering personal offence. If he 'stl not intended any personal offence, as the House was led (0 suppose, why should he not come forward to say so ? (Hear.) If the lion. and Gallant Member would do that, then the Hon. Member fur Ipswich would give the fullest and Most explicit explanation to the Hon. and Gallant Member and the House. Sir R. PEEL would leave it to the Hon. and Gallant General whether he would give any advice upon the subject. Supposing in a debate he ( Sir R. Peel) had made use of expres sions about the Government perfectly justified in parliamentary debate, and supposing it was said by others—You know it is f else—and he denied it to be so, if hik words were offensive, he should be the first to make the avowal that they were so— (Cheers)—but if they were not, why should he be called Upon to state that they were so ? Mr. JAMES GRATTAN urged upon the House the pro- P r iety of going to business.—( Cheers.) And for the pur l'enio of their doing so, he would support the Noble Lord. Sir E. CODRINGTON said that if he was in the situa tion of the Hon. and Gallant Officer, he should not hesitate !0 say that he did not intend to give offence, where he did not lntend to do so.—( Cheers.) The Hon. Member for Ipswich h ad said if no offence was intended, he would recal the ex pression he made use of. Many Hon. Members who were !round the Gallant and Hon. Member, had stated that he in tended no o ff ence , an d a ll that was required of him, was to °ochr e so himself. Colonel Trench still persisted in not rising to explain. Mr. LAMBTON b e lieved that the object of the Hon. and Y earned Member was to obtain a Committee of Reform , th inking, it most unjust that Members should come down to the Committee and vote who had not heard the evidence. ...AN HON. MEMBER wished to know whether the Hon. Member for Ipswich would have any objection to state that he vended no offence ? Mr. WA SON would state in the most enequivocal manner that his only wish and desire was to bring under the attention .1,4 the C omm i ttee t h e su bj ec t o f M em b ers v oting, who had not heard the evidence. He had not the least intention of giving ety offence to the Hon. Member.—( Cheers. ) u Mr. PRYME made some observations amid loud cries of Question" and " Divide." Lord JOHN RUSSELL then proposed the follovving mo tion It the opinion of this House, after the declaration of the Committee, that Rigby Wason, Esq., be called upon to retract the offensive expressions made use of by him ?" Mr. WA SON considered such motion most unjust. He Might have been mistaken, but he could only say this, when the Hon. Gentleman opposite said he was so, the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel) asked him (Mr. Wason) whe ther, if the Hon. and Gallant Officer would say that he did tot mean any insult, he (Mr. Wason) would retract, and he i rnmediately offered to do so. Did the Hon. and Gallant Member, by his silence, mean to say that he meant to insult h im (Mr. Wason) or not? Sir R. PEEL said that his original proposal was this, that %. the H on. G ent l eman h av i ng heard the evidence of the Mem "ers of the Commitee should say this ,— " I made use of offer.- St ore expressions under the impression that an insult was in nded lam willing, if lam wrong in that impression, to :litlidraw the expressions altogether." What had pas sed be tween him and his Hon. and Gallant Friend was, that he told Lunt that the moment this was said , he o u g ht to g et u p and 7ithdraw the expression he had mad e use of alto g ether.— hear.) His Hon. and Gallant Friend did not say that " Would not comply with this condition. The SPEAKER was about to put the question, when Mr. W A SON rose and said, that before the question was he wished to say that if by possibility he could under stand that the Hon. and Gallant Member did not mean any he (Mr. Wason) would most unequivocally, and most de cidedly, retract the expressions he had used. Mr. pou LT E R said that th e y were speaking of what they e mild know nothing about, viz., of the intentions o f the Hon. an d Gallant Member. He was of opinion that the first per a°nal matter had passed from the Hon. and Gallant Member. "(Great cries of " Oh, oh," from the opposition.) The eil• and Gallant Member had stated that the Hon. and Y earned Member for Ipswich arrogated to himself a p urit y li,s hieh he denied to others. This implied arrogance, and was 't that personal ?—( Cries of " Oh, oh," and cheers.) The 0 0 . and Gallant Member should communicate his intentions ''', l ,l?e House, as he alone could know what they were. q • t v lr. BANNERMAN thought that the two Hon. Members •P k r e now in the situation in which they were in Committee. 4e mt lion. and Learned Member for Ipswich ought to have n eluded an explanation in the Committee. Let him do so t l e 4 w, and ask the Hon. and Gallant Member whether he in -I„.nded an insult? If this were done, the matter would be at , end. tn be J. WROTTESLEY thought t hat some means ou g ht ue adopted to put a stop to these proceedings. He thought et the b es t way would be to allow the H on. Members to re irilnn° in the custody of the Serg ean t- a t-Arms, and in the M ean time their respective friends m ight interfere. He would to re th at t h e d e b a t e b e a djourned till five o'cloc k. ,7 r• WA SON apprehended he was go in g one ste p further, Whe n he said that if what the Speaker had stated was fact, •,t the lion. and Gallant Member ha d no intention of offer no a personal offence, then he (Mr. Wason) would have ° Recitation in saying, that if what the Speaker stated was fact, that he was unfeignedly sorry for what hai occurred.— ( Loud cheers.) Sir F. TRENCH, understanding that the Hon. Member retracted his offensive expressions —(Oh, oh I)—the unparlia mentary expressions which he had used in the first instance, he (Sir F. Trench) was certainly bound to withdraw his re tort—(oll!)—which conveyed to the Hon. Member that he had stated what was untrue. With regard to any original offence he (Sir F. Trench) had to confirm the statement of the Speaker.—(Cheers.) Although he would not be driven into making the first concession, he had no hesitation in now stating that he had no intention of giving personal offence to the Hon. Member in the first instance.—( Hear, hear.) He was only actuated by a wish to protect the other Members of the Committee. The SPEAKER—The House then is to understand that both parties are now content tthis matter should drop. Sir F. TRENCH had never intended to originate any hos tile proceedings, and was satisfied. Mr. WA SON was also content.—(The cheers which followed this statement of the Hon. Member prevented our hearing the latter part of the sentence.) The House was extremely crowded during the discussion, and the greatest excitement appeared to prevail. At its ter mination most of the Members present quitted the House. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. _ _ Mr. HUNIk begged to know what was to be done with the Committees now sitting ? He would suggest that they should be allowed to continue their sittings. After an observation from Mr. P. THOMSON, Mr. HUME said he would move that all Committees on private Bills should be allowed to sit. Dr. B °WRING said that several Hon. Members on a Railway Committee had expressed a wish to be absolved from attendance, as they considered the public business of much more importance. Sir R. PEEL thought it should be left entirely to the dis cretion of Hon. Members whether they should go on with the business of the Committees. He did not think after two nights' debate, and the decision which had been come to, that there could be much further discussion. For his part, he would not offer any opposition which would delay the further progress of the measure.—( Hear.) Mr. HUME then moved that all the Committee be allowed to s't. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that he would divide the House, when the number of towns to be en franchised came under consideration. IRISH MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL. The Order of the Day for the further consideration of the Lords' Amendments to the Irish Municipal Corporations . Bill was read. Sir ROBERT PE EL wished to know whether the amend ments the Hon. and Learned Member meant to move, were amendments upon the Lords' amendments, and whether they were printed, because they could do no more than deal with the Lords' amendments. Mr. O'LOGHLEN was understood to say the amendments were printed, and that it was intended to move the re-intro auction of certain clauses which had been rejected by the Lords. Mr. S. CRAWFORD wished to know from the Govern ment what would be the proper time for bringing forward a motion for including all the corporate towns in this Bill which were in the first one. He gave notice that he would divide the House upon that question. He must also protest against the clause which raised the franchise in small towns to 101. Col. SIBTHORP wished to know what was doing. He was bound to suspect every measure or amendment proposed by the other side. Clauses up to 31 were then agreed to without amendment. On the next clause being proposed, Sir ROBERT PEEL said this was utterly unintelligible. After the debate which had taken place, and the decisive ma jority that had followed, he did not intend ay opposition of a vexatious character. But in a Bill of such importance, they ought to see what they were doing.—( Hear.) He hoped the amendments they were making would be printed, so that they might see what they were doing. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said they were now merely re storing some of the original clauses. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON—If they did not see what the alterations were, they might as well leave the House. Sir R. PEEL said that the whole of the Bill need not be printed, but they ought to know what amendments were made, otherwise they could not know what they were (Icing. Mr. F. SHAW said that they had not the present Bill before them in any shape or form., Mr. S. CRAWFORD said that it was equally necessary for Members of that side of the House to understand this Bill. He hoped that means would be taken to put them in actual possession of the Bill, as it was not proposed. Mr. O'LOGHLEN said that it was proposed to restore clauses 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50 without the slightest alteration. Lord J. RUSSELL said the great principle was the resto. ration of the original clauses. With respect to the new clauses, they would be printed in the course of two or three hours. _ _ Sir R. PEEL thought, as they were legislating on a mat ter of such importance, that it would be most desirable that all the alterations should be p; inted.—( Hear.) Col. SIBTHO RP objected to the measure being thrust upon the House in what he called so unfair a manner. One single word introduced into a clause might. overturn the con stitution of the country—(Hear, and laughter)—therefore he objected to the measure being proceeded with in such a way. Clause 34, as amended, was then agreed to. Clauses 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41, were agreed to without alteration. _ " • Clause 42 was proposed, with an alteration,—that instead of making the qualification 500/., to insert 10001. or 5001., as the case might require. Clauses 43 up to 50 were agreed to be restored to the Bill, the House disagreeing with the amendments of the Lords. Clause 51 was agreed to, As also were the amendments of the Lords to that Clause. Clauses from 52 to 58 were restored, the House disagreeing with the amendments of the Lords. Mr. SHARMAN CRA WFORD wished to understand why the House was called upon to agree with any of the amendments of the Lords. Clauses up to 67 of the Lords' Bill were then struck out, amongst which was that for continuing the clerks of markets, weigh-masters, &c. The Compensation clause, which was clause 59 in the ori ginal Bill was postponed, as was also clause 60. The following clauses, from 65 up to 71 of the original Bill, were then restored. • The other clauses down to 85, were then restored, and it being Three o'clock, the Speaker left the Chair, on the un derstanding that the House should proceed with the Bill at Five o'clock. THE HARROW SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.—The Noblemen and Gentleman educated at Harrow School cele brated their anniversary dinner on Saturday, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. The Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwicke presided. Some of the Berwick Tories have been trying their hands, in a small way, at intimidation. We think one of these silly creatures would be better employed in procuring recruits by the legitimate force of argument, rather than by frighten ing poor " shopkeeper bodies" for daring to sign the requisi tion which was presented to the Council last week. —Kelso Chronicle. The Members of the Junior United Service Club will give a grand dinner on the 21st instant, in celebration of the anniversary of the battle of Talavera. _ _ _ C. Kemble and his family are going to Italy for two years, with a view, in some degree, to the musical education of Miss Adelaide Kemble. KELSO.-TESTIMONIAL TO EARL GREY.-At a mucting of the Committee on Wednesday several inscriptions were submitted. The following was approved of:—" To mark the high respect entertained for the services rendered throughout a long life of political exertion in the cause of public freedom ; especially for his firmness in carrying into effect the splendid acts of Parliament, Reform and Negro Emancipation ; as well as to commemorate his triumphal en try into Kelso, on the 12th of September, 1834, this testi monial is erected in honour of Charles, Earl Grey." The Hanoverian papers positively contradict the statement contained in alate number of the Allgemeine Zeitunq, that their Majesties were about to visit Hanover. The report is described as an inconceivable mystification. The Duchess of Gloucester is expected there, and it is supposed that Prince George of Cambridge will remain for a considerable time with his father. A fossil tree has been discovered in a quarry, in the centre of the town of Bradford, by some workmen, upwards of thirty feet below the surface of the earth. Its outside ap pears like the bark of a knotted tree, but it is as hard as stone, and when scraped, though it sparkles, has the grain of wood. It is in diameter about four feet, and its roots shoot out a great length. It is considered an antediluvian curiosity, and attracts much notice. THE FLORIDA WAR.—The campaign against the Seminoles has terminated , owing to the commencement of the warm weather and the exceeding unhealthiness of the situa tion. About 200 soldiers are reported to be on the sick list at Tampa Bay, and 80 at Volusia. The regular forces have gone into summer quarters at St. Augustine. Thus this Indian war, which it was at first thought might be fin!shed in a few days, is likely to require at least another eampaign.—American Paper. • _ _ NEW HINDU SECT.—A new sect was founded in India by the late Baboo Jaynarayun Ghosaul, formerly of Kidderpon, but subsequently of Bernares, where be founded a college. This sect now numbers above a hundred thousand. They arc called Kurta Bhoja, or worshippers of the Creator, and deny that Brahmins are gods, reject all idols, perform no shrad'la or any ceremony connected with idol worship. Their creed is that there is but one God, and that to think of him constitutes worship ; that this was the way the Vedants had pointed out. They arc abhorred and persecuted by the or thodox Indians. Miss Curry, with her sister, brother, and Mr. Montgomery, of Bessmont, lately walked from her family re sidence to a place in the neighbourhood of Buncrana, called Trillicbanks, and pr oceeded u p the ravine there, the steep banks of which, in some places, are 200 feet high. Miss Curry's brother, who was on the summit of the bank, flung a stone, with the intention of throwing it into a pool in the stream that runs below, but, falling short of the place intended, it unfortunately alighted on Miss Curry's head, who was sit ting tinder the bank out of his sight, and killed the amiable She was the daughter of the highly esteemed on the spot. Mr. Curry, for many years assistant - barrister of this county, and afterwards of the county of Antrim.—London derry Sentinel. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1836 THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. The following is a copy of; the bulletin exhibited at Ken sington Palace on Saturday morning : " His Royal Highness has passed a perfectly quiet night. He is free from fever this morning ; and the state of the eyes is as favourable as possible. (Signed) H. HOLLAND, M.D. Palace, 9 A.M. Saturday, T. COPELAND. June 11th, 1836. H. ALEXANDER." LITERATURE. THE RELIQUES OF FATHER PRO UT. Collected and arranged by ()LITER Yam::, and illustrated by ALFRED CROQUIS. Ix 2 VoLs. London. Fraser, 1836. This is a reprint of a series of brilliant Papers which appeared in Fraser's Magazine ; the production, we have been assured, of a lately deceased dignitary of the Irish Church. When these Papers first appeared, we stated that they bore upon the face of them the impress of the happiest combination of genius and scholarship, and since then the public has borne ample testimony to the fact. No thing now remains for us but to announce their publication in two very handsome volumes, embellished with a series oF comic illustrations, from designs worthy of the work, and the reputation of the distinguished artist. THE MEETING FOR AMUSING KNOWLEDGE. By Miss 11. J. WooD. With Engravings. London. Effingham Wilson, 1837. During the Midsummer vacation at one of the public schools which abound in every part of " Merrie England," a number of young friends assemble at the house of one of the pupils with a view to pass the holidays in recreations, amusing and instructive. The master and mistress of this hospitable mansion, with their friends, unite in assisting the young folks to prepare themes, write lectures, and act theatrical pieces. The volume before us is a journal of the sayings and doings of these happy youngsters —as moralists, lecturers, conchologists, essayists, travellers, and propoun ders of new schemes of emigration. The engravings of shells are numerous and very beautiful. As a school book, this little work is loaded with much useless matter ; and we can allow to it a no higher pretension than an imperfect adaptation to the capacity of children after they have learned to read. SPAIN. General Evans's Report of the engagement between the Queen's troops and the Rebels on the 6th inst., addressed to his Excellency the Minister of War:— " ST. SEBASTIAN, JUNE 6.—lt is with pleasure that I have the honour to announce to your Excellency that the enemy, having been reinforced by several battalions from Navarre and Castille, made an attack this morning before daybreak upon all our advanced posts at St. Sebastian and Passages, but were repulsed and driven back at every point with great loss. The bat tie commenced at half-past two in the morning, and the firing did not cease till between eleven and twelve. The attack upon our troops posted on the left of the Urumea, under Brigadier-General Shaw, was repelled so warmly that it was not renewed. A little before day, three detachments of a demi-company of the 3d and oth English regiments were driven back, in the space of ten minutes, to the right of our centre. These three detachments, however, soon recovered their posi tions under the command of their brave leaders, Lieute nant-colonels Church and. Cannon. Thus the positions of our advanced posts were , taken and re• taken, and this oc curred sometimes to sev oral of them. The attack was nevertheless sustained wit'a perseverance against the posi tion of Alza on our left, where were stationed Brigadier- General Chichester with 7ais brigade, as well as on the left of the position of Annettoa, occupied by the brigade of Colonel Van Helen, consisting of two battalions of the 2d Spanish Light Infantry, and a battalion from Saragossa, supported by the battalion of Royal Engish Marines under Major Owen, whose brilliant and imposing attitude merits particular notice. No attack was directed against the post held by Colonel .Amoz. The fire of the guns and rockets from the ships and forts, commanded by Lord John Hay, Admiral Ribera and Commodore Ribera, made great ravage among the ranks of the enemy op posed to our left. The inaction of the main bcdy of the army of her Majesty at Vittoria, and which, - according to appearances, will continue for some time, afforded the enemy an opportunity for directing all his forces against us, and induces me to think it not prudent to follow up the defeat of the enemy by pursuing him beyond his present po sitions. I judge by the number of killed left by the enemy on the field of battle that his loss greatly exceeds that which he experienced on the sth of May ; ours does not go beyond two hundred men. For some days desertion has manifested itself in the enemy's ranks : to-day twenty five Carlists have come over with their arms. lcannot signalize too much to your Excellency the powerful and ge neral assistance afforded us by Lord John Hay, with hs Britannic Majesty's naval forces on this coast. I connot but express my gratitude to Brigadier-General Jaureguy, commander of the English and Spanish regiments of the centre, against which the enemy so often miscarried in his attempts at attack, for his courage, sang froid, and skill. I also owe much to the bravery of General Chichester, as well as to the happy manner in which he conducted the de fence of the position of Alza, which was attacked with so much obstinacy. " LACY EVANS." [Here follows a list of the officers who distinguished themselves during the day.] MR. O'CONNELL. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The great Agitator's visit to the agricultural districts of Suffolk has produced such a sensation in that, and the adjoin ing county of Norfork, as was never seen in those priest-ridden regions before. There was an impression amongst the Tories that Mr. O'Connell and his opinions were neither known nor cared about by the farmers ; but his late visit to Ipswich and Bungay has completely dispelled the illusion. At Ipswich he addressed many thousand persons, and the result there, since that day, is a manifest change in the tone of public opinion. At Bungay two hundred gentlemen dined together in honour of the Liberator, and about as many ladies were present to hear the Hon. Member speak; and the effect has been like that of an electric shock. The women will teach their chil dren the precepts of civil liberty and equal justice for all, which he made to appear more glorious than ever by the lan guage in which lie clothed the sentiment, while the farmers will never forget the encouragement he gave them—to trust jo the ministry—to avoid allleommunication with such farmers' friends as Sir Robert Peel, and the men of his party, and to be specially on their guard in all their transactions with the parsons. In describing the effects of the tithe system, and in allusion to the ignorance which the clergy always charge upon the farmers, Mr. O'Connell :said, " What ! don't we farmers know when there's a rat in the sheaf as well as the best o' them." This expression has already become a saying. The farmers see what a benefit the hint is likely to be to them ; s() in return, the parsons tell the poor people that the poor law was made by O'Connell, and thathis visit to Bungay was to take away the tos., which was advertised as the charge of the Dinner ticket. The result of all which will be, a state of excitement that must lead to an invitation to him from the other agricul tural districts, where thousands of persons will receive instrue tions, and become further enlightened. The ladies of Bungay, who heard Mr. O'Connell, have de termined to manifest their zeal in the cause of equal justice for Ireland, by making a present to Mrs. O'Connell of a shawl of Norwich manufacture, of the same fabric and value as the one lately presented to the Queen. So much for the Tory par sons and Squires oft-repeated assertion, that O'Connell could go, and get heard, of course, ;in the populous towns, where there were plenty of blackguards to protect him ; but let him once show himself amongst the quiet agricultural districts, and he would be scouted. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. THIS DAY. This morning these Sessions commenced before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, and Sheriffs, the Common Sergeant, Mr. Sergeant Aubin, Sir C. Marshall, &c. The number of prisoners is 234 ; but up to the time of our going to press, no trial of any importance took place. SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, JUNE 11.—Wind W. S. W.-12, Ditto, moderate. Arrived the Madonna, Smith, from Bahia. Sailed the whole o! the outward-bound. Arrived from the River and remains, the Thames, Down, for the South Seas ; arrived from the River, the Emerald, Breck, for Cork; Anna, Richard, for Dublin ; Ann, Cue, for Limerick ; and proceeded, the Her cules for Cork ; City of Londonderry, Wilson for ditto ; Ra pid, Freezey, for Cadiz. Put back and remain, most of the outward bound. FALMOUTH, JUNE 10.—Wind W. S. W. to S. W.-11, S. E. to N. W.—Arrived the Ranger Packet, --, from Rio Ja neiro, sailed, April 17th; Bahia, 30th, and Pernambuco, 7th. Tyrian packet, from Vera Cruz, sailed April 15th ; and Ha vannah, 10th ult ; the Mutine packet, from ditto, sailed 24th April ; and Havannah, 11th ult. DOVER, JUNE 12—Arrived off, the John Dennison, Mackie, from Launceston, sailed 19th Feb; and Aurora, Kraln, from Bahia. Cowns JUNE 12.—Arrived the Sisters, Sutton, from Bahia, and Neptunus, Folkes, from Matanzas. SWANNAGE, JUNE 12.—Arrived off the Glenalvon, Skinner, from Mauritius. DARTMOUTII, 12.—Arrived off the Sophia Dorothea Burse, from Havannab, and Star, Newbold, from Grenada. BRISTOL, JUNE 12.—Arrived the Osprey, Fisher, Trinidad. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 11. —Arrived the Eliza, Johnstone, from Aricata ; Thomas Leech, Coull, from Buenos Ayres; Gra titude, Whyte, from Barbadoes ; Grace Brown, Higgins, and Creole, Tracey, from New Orleans; John Linton, Dickinson, from Mobile • Vandalia, Sprague, from Charleston ; Avis , Thompson, Mobile}; St. Marks ; Nehemiah, Hatton, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Mansfield, Coope, from Fernando Po ; and Belhum, -, from Odessa. Off port, the Byron, ---, from New York. CLYDE, JUNE 10.—Arrived the Halyards, Brown, and Ves tal, Wilson, from Demerara ; Penelope, Spencer, from Tri nidad ; and Hanover, Orkney, from Jamaica. BELFAST, JUNE 10.— Arrived the J. B. Dohrec, Hayes, from Demerara ' and Rosebank, Montgomery, from St. John's, New Brunswick. NEWRY, JUNE 10.—Arrived the William, Bridgcn, Alicant. DUBLIN, JUNE 10.— Arrived the Eblana, Mitchell, from Trinidad; and Venus, Carthen, from Lisbon. CORK, JUNE 10.—Arrived the Derwent, Hewitt, from Canton; Favourite, Christie, from Monte Video; T. Worth ington, Buckram, from Islay ; and Fawn, Jackson, from Lon - don. Off port the James M'lnrey, Cleland, from Canton ; and Clyde, Kerr, D, sailed 17th Feb. The Bishop of London has been for some days gradually recovering, and is now considered out of danger. FRENCH FLAYS.—ST. JAMES's THEATRE.-- M. Carmouche, the husband of Jenny Vertpre, has announced his benefit at this Theatre for Wednesday next, the 15th inst., when will be represented, Les Trois Maitresses, La Chatte Metamorphosge en Femme, Les Originaux, and La Danse Interrompue, being the last appearance of the celebrated Monrose, and M. David. M. Carmouche has many claims on the public for the very spirited manner with which he has con ducted the French plays this season, and we cordially wish him that success which his exertions and enterprise so richly merit. CllESS.—England having been deprived of the champion by th e d e ath of the lamented Mr. M'Donnell , Mons. Des Ch ape ll es h a s ventured to challenge any player of the United Ki ng d om to play a match of 11 or 21 games, and offers to give the pawn and 2 moves—the stake proposed 2501. or 500/. The We,.,-tmi: ,, tcr Chess Club, which was in 1834 the scene of action in the great matches between Mons. De la Bourbonnais and Mr. M‘Donnell is again named, M. M. Des Chapelles, De La Bourdonnais, and St, Amant being ' Hono rary Members of that Club. COURT CIRCULAR. The King held an investiture of the most Honourable Mili tary Order of the Bath on Saturday at Windsor Castle. The Knights Grand Crosses of the Order began to assemble at six o'clock in the Guard Chamber, where they were robed by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Edo in their mantles and collars. The officers of the Order wearing their mantles, chains, and badges. The Knights having been called over entered St. George's Hall, and passed in procession between two lines formed by the royal regiment of Horse Guards, and the Foot Guards. His Majesty received the Knights at the end of the hall, in front of the chair of state. The Sovereign wns attended by the great officers of state and the principal officers of his household; near the King were the Queen, the Landgravine of Hesse Homberg, the Duke of Brunswick, the hereditary Prince of Orange, Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, and Prince Charles of Solms-Braunfels. The following were the Knights Grand Crosses present:— The Duke of Cumberland, General the Prince of Orange, Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, the Duke of Wellington, General Viscount Combermere, the Marquis of Londonderry, Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable Sir James Kempt, General the Earl of Rosslyn, Admiral Sir George Martin, the Right Honourable Sir Stratford Canning, Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitshed, Admiral Sir William Hargood, Viscount Palmerston, Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Beresford, Lord Hill, the Honourable Sir E. Paget, Lord Stuart de Rothsay, the Hon. Sir G. Lowry Cole, Sir W. H. Clinton, the Honourable Sir Charles Colville, the Right Honourable Sir George Cock burn, Lord Heytesbury, Lord Howard of Effingham, Lord Farnborough, the Right Ilonourable Sir Edward Thornton, Sir Harry Neale, Bart. ; the Right Honourable Lord Cowley, Sir T. Byam Martin, Lord Strafford, the Honourable Sir R. Stopford, the Right Honourable Sir Robert Adair, the Ho nourable Sir W. Lumley, Sir J. Willoughby Gordon, Bart., Sir T. Masterman Hardy, Bart., Sir Davidge Gould, Sir Pulteney Malcolm, Sir J. 0. Vandeleur, Sir John Wells, Lord R. E. H. Somerset, Sir NV. Henry Pringle, the Honourable Sir E. Stopford, Sir Graham Moore, Sir G. Drummond, and Sir J. T. Walker. The Officers of the order present were—NV. A. Blount, Esq., Genealogist ; A. Greville, Esq., Bath King of Arms ; Captain M. Seymour, R. N., Registrar and Secretary ; Sir W. Woods, K. 11., Clarenceux King of Arms, Deputy- Secretary ; and G. P. Beltz, Esq., K. H., Gentleman Usher. General his Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse-Hom berg was introduced between General the Earl of Rosslyn and Admiral Sir J. Whitshed, Bart, preceded by Bath King of Arms, bearing the riband, badge, and star of the order upon a crimson velvet cushion, and by the Gentleman Usher of the Order. His Majesty was graciously pleased to put the riband, with the badge attached, over the right shoulder of his Serene Highness. The Knights afterwards retired to the guard chamber to un robe. A state dinner was given by his Majesty, in the Waterloo Chamber, to the several foreign Princes, the Knights Grand Crosses of the Order of tde Bath, the Offioers of the Order, and a party of nobility and gentry. Dinner having been served on the splendid service of gold plate, his Majesty, preceded by the Lord Steward, and fol lowed by his illustrious visitors, passed from St. George's Hall to the Waterloo Chamber, the Knights Grand Crosses of the order appearing in their respective uniforms, and wearing the collar and star of the Order, the other visitors ap pearing in full court dress. At the King's table were Field Marshals his Royal High ness the Duke of Cumberland, his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Brunswick, the Landgrave of Hesse Holmberg, the Hereditary Prince and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince Earnest of Hesse Philippsthal, Prince Charles of . Solms, M. Dedel the Netherlands Mi nister, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole, the Treasurer of the Household, and the Knights Grand Crosses of the Order of the Bath. The other guests dined at two tables, at one of which the Master of the Horse presided, and at the other the Lord in Waiting. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attendance in ante-room, and performed favourite selections during the evening. After some toasts had been drunk, that of the new Knight of the Bath, the Landgrave of Hesse Homberg, was given, with the Prince of Orange, and Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal. Salutes were fired after some of the toasts, from the terrace of the Castle. His Majesty and his illustrious party subsequently returned to St. George's Hall, where the Queen received the distin guished visitors. In addition to their Royal and Serene Highnesses, and the Knights and officers of the Order of the Bath, the following had the honour to receive invitations to dinner :--The Duke of Argyll (Lord Steward), the Marquis of Conyngham ( Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Winchester (Groom of the Stole), Earl of Albermarle (Master of the Horse), Earl Howe (Lord Chamberlain to the Queen), Earl of Denbigh, (Master of Horse to the Queen) Viscount Ashbrook, Lord Charles Fitzroy (Vice Chamberlain), Lords Frederick Fitzelarence, Adolphus Fitzclarence, De Lisle, Elphinstone, and Maryborough ; Colonel Count Limburg Stirum, and 'Count Frederic Stirum (in the suite of the Prince of Orange), Right Hon. Sir Wm. Fremantle (Treasurer of the House hold), Hon. Mr. Ashley (Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen), Hon. Mr. G. Byng (Comptroller of the Household), Hon. Captain George Campbell, R.N. (Groom of the Bedchamber), Sir Hussey Vivian (Master -General of the Ordnance), Sir Henry Wheatley (Keeper of his Majesty's Privy Purse), Sir George Seymour (Master of the Robes), Sir Andrew Bar nard (Clerk Marshal), Sir Edward Owen, Sir John Elley, the Dean of Windsor, the Rev. J. R. Wood, General Bele gaar (in the suite of the Prince of Orange), Majors Bans° and de Lubeck (in the suite of the Duke of Brunswick), Mr. Shiffner (Paymaster of the Household), Captain Seymour (Groom of the Robes), the Field Officers of the Guards and of the 7th Hussars, and the Officers of the Castle Guards. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and their Royal Highness's Household, attended divine service yester day. The Dean of Chester officiated. The Duke of Cumberland, accompanied by Prince Charles of Solms-Braunfels, left town on Saturday morning, for Wind sor Castle, on a visit to their Majesties. Mr. Poulett Thomson and Mr. Philips, the Members for Mancheiter, with the Boroughreeve of that town, had an in terview with the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, on Saturday, to request, in the name of the inhabitants, that their Royal Highnessei would be present at the Musical Fes tival to take place there. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office on Satur day afternoon. The Council sat two hours. Sir John Dalrymple, -Sir H. Meredith, nod Mr. Hawkins, had interviews with Viscount Melbourne, on Saturday, in Downing -street. WINDSOR SUNDAY. The Guards marched to the Grand Quadrangle of the Cas tle this morning, and were inspected by his Majesty , accompa nied by th e Prince of Orange, Prince Ernest of Hesse Phi lippstbal, Prince George of Cambridge, and other illustrious visitors. The Queen attended divine service at the parish church this morning, acc om p an i e d by some of the Royal visitors. In the evening her Majesty attended the service in St. .George's chapel. The R ev . M r . G osse tt p er f or med divine service in the chapel of the castle this morning. Earl Grey was for a short time on Thursday night under the gallery, and Lord Lansdowne and Lord Minto beard a considerable part of the debate of that evening in the House of Commons. Mrs. Butler (late Miss Fanny Kemble) and Mr. Butler, defer their intended visit to England until next year. Family occurrences would render it inconvenient for them to leave America until that period. It is to be hoped that among the projected reforms in the Post-office, the situation of the Twopenny-post letter carriers will not be overlooked, whn are at present the worst paid, and in outward appearance the most ill conditioned of any class of public servants. The duty of one sou per pack on French playing cards, intended for exportation, has just keen taken off. SPIRIT OF THE PU . PARAGRAPHS from the AMERICAN PAPERS. BREACH OF PROMISE.—A young fellow in a town, not far distant from this, having been for some two or three years " engaged" to a young lady of the neighbourhood, became suddenly enamoured of her elder sister, and, shortly after, made her honourable proposals of matrimony—not, however, without much hesitation as to which was his " true love," nor perhaps without many secret regrets that the laws of the state would not permit him to act the part of Laban's His proposals having been accepted, the contract was soon consummated by the kind intervention of the village parson, who pronounced them " husband and wife, married according to the laws of the state." The new couple were not, however, permitted long to enjoy the felicities of the station into which the parson had so easily introduced them, before the younger and aggrieved sister gave her former love to understand that a" breach" was not to be thus unceremoniously made with impunity, but that a suit for damages in a court of . judicature was a proper remedy for a dismissal of one in the Court of Hymen—and that she was disposed to appeal to the remedy " in such case made and provided." The affair beginning to assume somewhat of a serious aspect, the parties came to the wise conclusion to submit all their demands to a tribunal of their own selection, and accordingly chose three referees to adjust the difficulty. After a careful investigation and inquiry into the various " items of account" presented, and a " patient hearing of the various allegations, arguments and erimina tions of the parties," the referees, nem. con. awarded the sum of sixty-two and one-half dollarsas the propel; "balance of ac count" in tavour of the complainant,—with which award both parties appeared perfectly satisfied, and on payment thereof, became mutual friends.—Bangor Advertiser. ARREST OF MURRAY TUE MAIL ROBBER.-oEficers A. M. C. Smith and Gilbert Hays arrived yesterday morning in the Albany boat, having in custody James W. Morgan alias Mur ray, the South Carolina mail robber, whose procurement of 900 afid odd dollars at the Fulton Bank, on a draft stolen with other drafts and money, from a mail in South C irolina a few weeks since, was mentioned in yesterday's paper. Ile left the city and proceeded up the North River on the same day he pro cured the money at the Bank, and the above officers, getting trace of him, pursued and overtook him at Concord, Columbia - county, where he had put up durirr , one stage, to rest himself. The officers found upon him 745 dollars,' and a gold watch which Murray bought for 50 dollars before leaving the city. He was armed with a pistol and dirk, but the officers seized him so suddenly that he had no opportunity of using them. —Mw York Sun. CRUELTY OF TIIE INDIANS TO THEIR PRISONEES.—An Eng lish traveller who remained a considerable time among the tribe of Flat Head Indians, has given a description of their methods of torturing their prisoners. A chief of the Black Foot tribe having been captive in one of their wars, was con demned to death ; and the Englishman repaired to the camp to witness the frightful spectacle. The prisoner was fastened to a tree. The Flat Heads, after heating an old gun-barrel red hot, made use of it to burn successively his legs, thighs, stomach, cheeks and belly ; and cut the flesh round his nails, which they tore out ; and afterwards cut off his fingers, joint by joint. During this horrible torment, the prisoner did not shrink. in the least, nor testify the slightest emotion; instead of crying for mercy, and uttering groans, he endeavoured to excite the barbarous ingenuity of his executioners by taunts and the most insulting reproaches. One of the Flat Heads rushed upon him, and with his knife scooped out one of his eyes in aninstant, and clove his nose in two parts. But the poor devil did not desist from his provocations :—" I killed your brother I" he cried. " I tore off the gray scalp of your father I" The warrior to whom he spoke again rushing upon him, tore off his own scalp, and was about to plunge his knife into his heart, when the voice of his chief forbade him. With his naked skull, his cloven nose, and the blood streaming from the socket of his eye, the intrepid Black Foot offered a hideous spectacle; notwithstanding which, in this terrible condition, he ceased not to shower reproaches and outrageous insults on his foes. "It was I," said he to the chief, "it was 1 who took your wife prisoner ! We tore out her eyes and tongue! We treated her like a dog ! Forty of our young warriors"— He had not time to finish what he was to say ; for at the mention of his wife, the fury of the chief broke through all bounds, and seizing his musket, he put an end at once to the insults which he uttered, and the sufferings he endured. These cruelties were even surpassed by those that were exercised on the fe male prisoners ; and it must be owned that the Flat If sad women showed a more fiendish barbarity than the men. The details of the tortures which they inflicted are too horrible to be described save with a pen dipped in bleed. The Europeans have vainly endeavoured to abolish these atrocious customs. The natives pay no attention to what they say. They answer coolly, that the Black Feet use the Flat Heads in the same manner ; that it is one of the laws of war, among the red men, to torture their prisoners; and that nothing can equal the pleasures of vengeance. TIIE SCYTHIANS.—These people drank the blood of the first enemy they took, and presented to their King the heads of all those whom they bad slain in battle. If they brought the heads to him, all the booty was their own. Those who omitted the ceremony, or could not discharge it, were not en titled to the smallest share of the spoils of war. They are ac customed to tan the scalp of the head, and use it as a towel. They tied it to their horse's bridle. It was the most honour able trophy. The value of the Scythian was estimated accord ing to the number they possess of these towels. Many of the Scythians sewed together the skins of men instead of those of beasts, and wore them for clothes. The poorer claimed the skulls of the victims and covered it with leather. The rich added a gilding within, and both used them for cups. They used the skull of a friend in the same manner, if they had quarrelled with him, and had vanquished in the presence of a king. When they were visited by respectable strangers, they showed them their skulls. They related to them the un friendly treatment they had received from the persons whose saulls they exhibited, and the particulars of their combat and victory, which they deemed the greatest glory of their life. Every governor of a province made an annual feast, at which he presented a cup of wine to each man who had killed his enemy. This mark of respect he did not show to those who had not distinguished themselves by some exploit. They sat apart unnoticed. They were therefore deemed ignominious. Those who had slain many enemies drank at once of two cups. INDIAN Qum:is Docrons.—lf nations which call themselves civilized and enlightened are overrun with charlatans and em pirics, we need not wonder that they play a very successful part among the savages. Each village has its quack doctor. When a native is seized with any malady whatever, this lEsculapius is immediately called in, and begins his course of treatment by stretching his patient on his back. \V bile he is in this position, his kinsfolk and friends, who are all furnished with two sticks of unequal length, beat time to the measure of a melancholy chant, which the doctor sings throughhis nose. At intervals, they unite their voices to his. Sometimes a slave is ordered to mount on the top of the hut, where he accompanies this strange harmony by striking on the roof with a great club, and singing with all his might. The quack, in the meantime, kneels down by the sick person, and presses both fists heavily upon his stomach. This violent pressure com p e l s t h e p a ti en t to utter dolorous cries ; but the noise of his complaints is drowned by the uproar and racket of the doctOr and his assist ants, who thump and shout so much the louder. At the close of each stanza of the hymn, the operator takes both hands of his victim and blows upon them ; and thus continues to squeeze his stomach and blow upon his hands, till the patient ejects a small white stone, which had been thrust into his mouth by the doctor himself, at the beginning of the operation. This he shows to the family, and, with the unabashed effrontery natural to quack doctors, whether civilized or savage, affirms that all danger is over, and that the sick man will quickly be restored to perfect health. It often happens, as may well be supposed, that a poor wretch, who might have been easily cured by the most simple remedies, perishes in consequence of this most barbarous treatment ; but let him live or let him die, the doe = must not be disappointed of his fee. THE FLAT HEAD INDIANS. —The Indians who inhabit the shores of the Columbia river, in North America, arc dis tinguished by the oddity of their manners and customs. They are known by the name of Flat Heads, on -account of the shape of their skulls. Immediately after the birth of art in fant, it is placed in a sort of a cradle in the shape of a trough, the bottom of which is covered with moss. The part on which the head is to rest, is a little more elevated. A piece of pine bark, covered with a cushion to preserve tlfe skin from bruises, is then fitted to the child's forehead, and by means of a cord passing through holes on each side of the cradle, the cushion is made to press upon its head. This operation continues a whole year, and causes little pain ; but while the process is going on the appearance of the infant is frightful ; and its little black eyes, which the pressure of the bandages squeezes almost out of their sockets, look like those of a mouse in a trap. By the time the ligatures are taken off, the head attains the requisite degree of flatness ; the upper part is rarely more than an inch thick ; and it never recovers its rotundity. In the eyes of the Indians, this deformity is a grace that can not be dispensed with. They justify the custom by saying that their slaves have round heads, and therefore free people ought to have flat ones. In fact, all the children who are born in slavery, unless adopted by the Flat Heads, inherit not only the degradation of their parents, but also the rotundity of their skulls. It can hardly be conceived what a repulsive ugliness this detestable custom gives to the Indians. Nor have they naturally so much beauty, that they need put themselves to the trouble of lessening it by art. Tho men, indeed, are of good stature and pretty well shaped ; but the women are five or six inches shorter, and have flat noses and large open nostrils. Their mouths, which they have not wit enough to keep shut, display short and and ill-shaped teeth, set in uneven rows, and never cleaned. These red-skinned ladies are invariably bandy-legged ; their feet are broad and flat, their cars slit, theu nostrils bored, their hair coarse and thick ; and the better to set off their charms, they anoint their skins plentifully with fish-oil. As to their character, the Indians of this part of the New World arc certainly cunning, sober, and patient ; but generally also they are thievish, idl e an d crue l . Th e Fl at Heads believe in the existence of a good and an evil Genius, as well as of rewards and punishments in another life. Ac cording to their creed, the righteous, after death, go to a land of bliss, where they enjoy a perpetual Spring, where they again dwell with their wives and children, where the rivers arc full of fish, and the plains are covered with bison, the flesh of which forms their principal nourishment. There they give themselves up to the pleasures of the chase, fearing neither the rigors of winter, nor hunger, nor the horrors of war. The wicked, on the other hand, are transported to a country which is covered with perpetual snow, and where. the cold penetrates to the marrow of their bones. From the midst of their to! - - ment, they are condemned to see their righteous brethren in the delightful fi e ld s , c h as i ng the game, or repcsing them eI' CS with the ir f am ili es ; b ut t h e pour frozen sinners cannot stir one step toward s that sunny region. Nevertheless, theirmisery degree of has an e nd ; i t i s l onger or s h orter, accor di ng t their guilt ; an d a f ter i ts exp i rat i on t h e y are permittedtle to be come inhabitants of the Indian Paradise. , LIC JOURNALS• The great increase in the majority since the division on Lord Francis Egerton 's motion, proves how generally Mr. Grote's sentiment is entertained, that " Imes collision come when it might, it could not be on a nobler and more important question." Even Lord Stanley Ne es forced to admit that in supporting the destructive meesure of Lord Lyndhurst, he was pursuing an unpopular course. But the collision is at an end. Grasp but the giant, and be dies. The in crease in the majority, which would have been greater but for one or two accidents, in ,the absence of Mr. Wason, for instance, sufficiently indicates how repug nant to the people of this country is the mad course that the Peers have adopted on the recommendation of Lord Lyndhurst. Their Lordships are, as usual, out in their calculations. They must have been deceived into ye the belief that in destiv,ving the Irish Corporation Re form Bill they were doing hat would be exceedingly ac ceptablewhat manner could the col lisionbut on the supposition to the nation ; for in , work to their /advantage :?ie Commons on a that it would gain them votes in" dissolution ? The, Lords Must yield. It is not to be supposed th a t th e Commons, on a popuii;.r question of this kind, will g i ve wa y. The Lords have no alter native but to strike their flag. If we supposo them mad enough to hold out, Ministers have a plain course to pursue. The Commons will not recede from their determination, and therefore the Lords must receive the infusion of fresh blood, which the Constitution allows in such cases. But the knowledge of the Peers, that such a remedy must he prescribed, will induce them, as in 1832, to become wise at the twelfth hour. They know that Ministers must over come the collision, or. resign. If' Ministers resign, because they are refused the means whereby the colli sion may be overcome, what can the Tories do ? They cannot carry on the Government with an adverse House of Commons. The supplies a:e not vet voted. This House will, of course, refuse its confidence to army Go vernment which should accede to power on the condition of withholding justice from Ireland. A dissolution would not improve the Tory prospects. Who would dare to go to the country on a question like this ? The Tories are, therefore, in a dilemma, from which there is no escape for them. We will not do the great body of Tory Peers the injustice of supposing that they enter tain any wicked project of recovering their lost do minion over the Commons by violent and unconstitu tional means. There may be adventurers among them who, having little to lose, might be ready to embark in any scheme, however desperate ; but the Pedrs possessed of property (and the power which the Peers possess is derived from their property alone), will never expose it to hazard by countenancing any unconstitutional courses. We assume, then, that the Peers will proceed within the limits of the consti tution, and in that case we know precisely how far they can go. We are not sure whether it would not be better for the country were the Peers to refuse to take a hint from the majority on Saturday morning, and to persist in their infatuated course till it become necessary to resort to means .which should work a thorough reform in the body. If they they yield now without more ado, we shall have again to en counter the principle which arrays them against the Commons. Till the two Houses are go verned by the same principle—that of consult ing the welfare of the people by the improve ment of our laws and institutions, and the removal of all recognised abuses—the nation will be harassed by constant collisions, which it may not always be possible to encounter so conveniently as at present. An end must be put to this evil. A great nation like this must not have its best interests endangered, and its tranquillity interrupted, by the insane conduct of a few factious Peers. As we know that the reform of the House of Commons is incomplete without a reform of the Lords, we are therefore almost tempted to wish that the blindness of the Peers may continue, till an operation becomes necessary which will work a tho rough cure. But however this may be, we are quite at case with respect to the collision. The Lords are in what in familiar language is termed a cleft stick. They will now discover, to their cost, the true cha racter of the counsels of Lord Lyndhurst, who affords a fresh exemplification of a remark often made, that there may be abundance of confidence without much wisdom. Sir Robert Peel's advice to them to fight their battles only in the House of Commons, though it might not be palatable to them, was yet founded on an accurate survey of the powers given by the Consti tution.—Morning Chronicle. Sir Robert Peel began his speech on Friday last by combining a plain truth with a cutting sarcasm. The Right Hon. Baronet, admitting that the general sub ject of the Irish Municipal Bill had been completely worn out, noticed, in proof of his opinion, the total absence to all approach to even the shadow of an ar gument on the part of the Irish advocates for the Mi nisterial measure. The allusion of the Right Hon. Member for Tatnworth to Mr. Sheil's speech was on that occasion strikingly just. It is difficult for Mr. Sheil, with his talents and his fancy, to be otherwise than an entertaining speaker, though latterly, when an instructive one, he has been so aga►nst his will. There is indeed no. more severe or melancholy lesson, in the unnatural condition of parties which we have under our eves, that than here and there a man of genius should from pure want of moral courage be found yoked to the car of a wretch whom he must scorn and exe crate, dragging knee-deep his brutal driver through heaps of abom►nat►on, to that licentious triumph in which he himself will never share, and enduring the coarse lash with inward agony, but without an audible murmur. Mr. Sheil, on I'r►day, made no attempt at reasoning upon the merits of the Municipal Bill for Ireland. He strove to escape, by some sort of explanation, from the charge which had been fixed upo❑ him of having asserted the conclusion, at Lichfield-house, of an indis soluble compact, or treaty, between the Ministerial and the O'Connell factions. The Learned Gentleman was not very fortunate in this effort, inasmuch as, accord ing to Sir Robert Peel's observation, in which every reasonable person must concur, the difference is but verbal between a " compact" and an " alliance upon certain definite conditions." Nor, as has been said more than once in this journal, is it of the slightest moment whether the alliance be formal and ostensible, or intrinsic—imposed upon Ministers by the obvious necessities of their position; and by an actual and understood, whether avowed or not, dependence upon O'Connell and his tail for their tenure; of office from one day to another. The language of the Irish ad versaries to the Lords' amendments was, moreover, that of men who felt argument to be wholly superfluous, because the majority was insured by considerations quite alien to the merits of the Bill. That Ireland was insulted" by refusing her similar Corporations to the English, appears to be the only suggestion re lied upon in the course of these late discussions. Now, in the first place, if Ireland feels " insulted" for such a cause, she is much in the same predicament with a gentleman who d—mns the looking glass for making his own face so ugly. What power on earth could bestow upon Ireland similar Corporations to those of England ? By what - human contrivance could the ascendency of Popish priests over an igno rant Roman Catholic people be annihilated, or the spirit of rancorous animosity towards Protestants, in spired by them into their several flocks be neutralized in- its influence over the Acts of those Corporations, of which the large majority must be composed of Ro man Catholics ? Unless miracles like these were performed, how, let us ask, could any resemblance to English Corporations be established in Ireland be vond a mere similarity of name ? The materials do not exist for such an English system. Nor has this objection been ever fairly grappled with by the O'Connell or Ministerial party—nay, nor been so o ligh ti t uT v iz., much as glanced a t. The y tell us that the " p eo p le of Ireland" arc as well entitled to the enjoyment of po pular rights and p rivili g es as the p eo p le of Great Britain : riselapnldain(tlaionsde downright—viz., that poeuorplerely I of p Po lish advocates mean by the people of Ireland) would he equally well entitled to such • privileges, if after obtaining the legal property in them, they WOUld be permitted freely to exercise and enjoy them ; but that this is notoriously not the case, for that they are are under the most d • I . egrat ing and inexorable thraldom to their priesthood, . ' add , Lx 4 rose no.ri,hts.but as di rected by that body • ; that the Popish 'priests are sworn enemies to the connection of the State with the Pro ~.~